Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, South Carolina

Saturday, March 2, 2019

2019 CareerNext Speakers

Kyle Barnette

#Horticulture: How a Strong and Creative Social Media Game Can Bring More Fun To Your Brand

Tony Bertauski

From Undeclared to Horticulture Program Director

A wandering journey through the turf and horticulture industry, starting as a completely green freshman in college and leading up to program director and college instructor of today's budding
horticulturists.

Bertauski is the Horticulture Program Director at Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC, Garden Columnist for the Post and Courier, Author of two landscape design textbooks. 1990 BS
in Plant and Soil Science at Southern Illinois University 1994 MS in Horticulture at University of Illinois

Katie Elzer-Peters

From Dirt to Digital: Transitioning from hands-on horticulture to a career in garden communications

Tips for tying horticultural skills and technological know-how together for a garden-focused career in an online world.

Katie Elzer-Peters has a BS in Public Horticulture from Purdue University, and an MS in Public Garden Management from the Longwood Graduate Program at Longwood Gardens and the University
of Delaware.

Katie has worked in botanical gardens around the United States, authored nine books for Cool Springs Press, and is Editor in Chief of The Designer, the quarterly journal of the
Association of Professional Landscape Designers. She’s a digital marketing specialist, helping green industry clients through her company The Garden of Words, LLC. She works with GWA
members and other authors, helping them self publish their books and works contractually for Quarto Publishing in the United States and the United Kingdom. Katie writes web and print content
for growers, breeders, and retailers in the green industry and coaches freelancers on how to build a profitable business.

Chris Freimuth

There's Gardens in New York City?

New York City is bursting with gardens, perched on the rooftops and terraces that make up our famous skyline and tucked behind the facades of our postcard brownstones.
We’ll take an insider’s look at these spaces and explore the insane process - truly, one must be insane to engage in this business- that makes it all possible.

Chris Freimuth is the founder and director of CF Gardens, a garden design, installation and maintenance firm based in New York City. His company creates and tends rooftop, terrace and
backyard gardens throughout the city and the surrounding area, working with a crew of dedicated staff to bring New Yorkers in closer contact with the natural world. He has a degree in
environmental studies from Vassar College, as well as a diploma from the School of Professional Horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden. Chris has farmed and gardened throughout the
United States and abroad, and shares his experiences regularly in writing for local and national garden and design publications.

Abra Lee

Express Yourself - Using Your Authentic Voice to Open Doors in Horticulture

Abra Lee is a 'Horticulturist Extraordinaire', speaker, columnist for Northside Woman magazine, and owner of Conquer The Soil, LLC. Abra is the former landscape
manager for two international airports: George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. She has made
appearances on CNN, CBS Better Morning's Atlanta and Peachtree TV and has been featured in many publications including Atlanta Magazine. Abra is a graduate of
Auburn University and you can find her on all social media platforms @conquerthesoil

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GardenComm: Garden Communicators International provides leadership and opportunities for education, recognition, career development and a forum for diverse interactions for professionals in the field of gardening communications.